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LAWS 


WILLIAMS  COLLEGE, 

AUTHORIZED  BY  THE  TRUSTEES 


AT  THEIR  MEETING  IN  JULY, 


1 882. 


TROY,  N.  Y.  : 

HENRY  STOWKLL,  PRINTER,  CANNON  PLACE. 

1882. 


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OF  THE  GOVERNMENT  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 

1.  The  General  Government  and  direction  of  Williams 
Government.  Oollcge  is  lodged  bj  the  Charter  in  the  President  and 

Trustees*.  The  Immediate  Government  is  vested  in 
the  President  and  Professors,  who  shall  be  styled  the  Faculty  of 
the  College. 

2.  There  shall  be  a stated,  annual  meeting  of  the 
Trustees.  Trustees  during  Commencement  week ; other  meet- 
ings may  be  called  by  the  President,  with  the  advice 

of  the  Standing  Committee. 

3.  The  President  is  the  executive  officer  of  the  Board 
President.  of  Trustcos  ; he  shall  have  the  general  oversight  and 

direction  of  college  instruction  and  discipline  ; he 
shall  take  such  part  in  the  instruction  of  the  classes  as  the  Board 
may  direct,  or,  in  absence  of  such  direction,  as  he  may  think 
proper  ; he  shall  convene  the  Faculty  for  business  or  advice  at 
stated  times  and  whenever  he  may  think  it  expedient,  and  shall 
preside  in  such  meetings  when  present. 

4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  Professor,  or  other 
Professors.  iiistructor,  to  devote  himself  earnestly  to  the  duties  of 

his  department,  with  which  no  other  pursuit  may  in- 


* Corporate  name,  “ The  President  and  Trustees  of  Williams  College.” 


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terfere ; and  to  aim  to  produce  and  to  increase  in  his  pupils  a love 
of  knowledge,  and  a thorough  mental  discipline. 

Each  Professor,  or  other  instructor,  will  consider  himself  an 
officer  of  discipline  as  much  as  of  instruction,  charged  with  the 
special  supervision  of  his  own  class.  He  will  take  notice  of  every 
instance  of  irregularity,  want  of  decorum,  or  violation  of  the  laws, 
whether  in  his  own  class  or  elsewhere,  and  take  measures  at  once 
to  correct  it.  If  his  own  efforts  fail,  he  will  report  the  matter  to 
the  Faculty.  • 

The  Professors  shall  make  a written  report  of  the  state  of  their 
respective  departments  and  their  course  of  instruction  to  the 
Trustees  at  such  a time  as  they  may  appoint. 

5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Faculty,  and  of  each 
Faculty.  member  of  it,  to  establish  and  maintain  good  disci- 

pline in  the  College ; to  give  the  President  their 
opinion  and  advice  in  any  matter  whenever  requested  by  him  ; and 
to  watch  over  the  manners  and  morals  of  the  students. 

• 6.  The  Faculty  will  appoint  one  of  their  number  to 

Class  Officer,  act  as  the  particular  officer  of  each  class,  and  to  serve 
as  the  ordinary  medium  of  communication  between 
that  class  and  the  Faculty.  Applications  for  excuses,  for  leave  of 
absence,  and  for  leave  to  go  out  of  town,  shall  be  made  to  the 
officer  of  the  class,  or,  in  his  absence,  to  some  other  member  of  the 
Faculty  ; but  if  the  application  be  for  a longer  time  than  one  week, 
leave  shall  be  obtained  of  the  President  or  Faculty.  No  officer  of 
a class  shall  excuse  a student  from  the  recitations  of  other  instruct- 
ors, except  as  such  excuse  may  be  incidental  to  a general  leave  of 
absence. 

7.  The  officer  of  each  class  shall  appoint  a class  moni- 
Monitoi-s.  tor,  who  shall  keep  a record  of  all  absences  from 
Sunday  services  and  from  prayers  ; of  all  tardinesses 
at  the  same  ; and  of  all  egresses  from  the  same  ; and  this  record 
he  shall  hand  from  time  to  time  to  the  class  officer.  The  monitor 


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shall  receive  a suitable  compensation  for  his  services  ; but  if  he  be 
neglectful  of  his  duty,  or  dishonest  in  its  disharge,  he  may  be 
removed  at  any  time,  and  be  deprived  of  his  compensation,  or 
otherwise  punished,  at  the  discretion  of  the  officer. 

8.  As  the  responsibility  of  carrying  on  the  entire  sys- 
Misceiianeous.  tem  of  insti’iiction  and  government  of  the  College 

devolves  on  the  Faculty  as  a body,  each  member  is 
bound  to  perform  miscellaneous  duties  which  do  not  strictly  be- 
long to  any  department  of  instruction,  and  which  by  vote  of  the 
Faculty  are  assigned  to  him.  If,  in  consequence  of  the  sickness, 
death,  or  absence  of  any  of  the  officers  of  instruction,  additional 
teachers  are  required,  the  Faculty  are  authorized  to  provide  such 
teachers  until  the  next  meeting  Of  the  Corporation.  The  Faculty 
are  also  authorized,  at  their  discretion,  to  license  special  teachers 
of  branches  not  contained  in  the  college  course,  and  students  may 
not,  without  permission,  attend  on  teachers  not  thus  licensed. 
With  the  exception  just  noticed,  all  the  officers  of  instruction  and 
government  in  the  College  are  chosen  by  the  Corporation,  and  are 
subject  to  removal  by  them. 

9.  At  the  beginning  of  the  first  term  of  each  collegiate 
Secretary.  year,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Faculty  to  appoint  one 

of  their  number  Secretary,  who  shall  keep  a record  of 
their  votes  and  decisions,  and  of  all  penalties  imposed  by  them, 
with  the  reasons  for  the  same  ; which  record  shall  be  open  to  the 
inspection  of  the  Trustees,  or  of  any  Committee  thereof. 

OF  THE  COURSE  OF  li^^STRUCTION. 

10.  Candidates  for  admission  into  the  Freshman  class 
Admission.  must  bc  at  least  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  shall  be  ex- 
amined, under  the  direction  of  the  President,  in  the 

studies  prescribed  for  admission  in  the  last  college  catalogue. 

The  Faculty  may  make  such  changes  in  these  conditions  of  ad- 
mission as  the  interests  of  the  College  may  require. 


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11.  Candidates  for  admission  to  advanced  classes  must 
Advance.  be  examined  in  the  studies  also  which  have  been 

pursued  by  the  class  they  wish  to  enter,  or  in  others 
equivalent  to  them  ; but  no  one  shall  be  admitted  into  the  Senior 
class  after  the  commencement  of  the  second  term. 

12.  All  candidates  for  admission  must  bring  proper  testimonials 
of  good  moral  character  ; and  if  from  another  college,  a dismis- 
sion in  accordance  with  the  established  custom  of  colleges. 
Students  admitted  to  an  advanced  standing,  unless  they  come 
from  another  college,  pay,  in  lieu  of  back  tuition,  the  following 
sums  as  entrance  money,  viz  : Sophomores,  1 10  ; Juniors,  $20  ; 
Seniors,  $80  ; and  this  rule  shall  also  apply  to  such  students  as  are 
allowed  to  take  a part  of  the  studies  with  any  class. 

13.  Each  student,  on  entering  College,  shall  be  fur- 
Engagement.  nished  witli  a copy  of  the  college  laws,  the  observance 

of  which  he  promises  by  virtue  of  his  admission,  and 
no  plea  of  ignorance  of  these  laws  can  afterwards  be  received. 

14.  The  course  of  instruction  in  the  College  will  em- 
Curricuium.  brace  Latin,  Greek,  Modern  Languages,  Mathematics, 

Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy,  History,  Political 
Economy  and  Constitutional  Law,  Rhetoric  and  Oratory,  Chem- 
istry, Natural  History,  Anatomy  and  Physiology,  Intellectual  and 
Moral  Philosophy,  Natural  Religion  and  the  Evidences  of  Christi- 
anity. There  shall  also  be  such  physical  exercises  as  the  Faculty 
may  determine.  The  authors  to  be  read  in  this  course  by  the 
several  classes,  the  order  of  studies  and  the  space  allotted  to  each, 
and  the  times  of  all  recitations,  lectures,  declamations  and  com- 
positions shall  be  appointed  by  the  Faculty. 

15.  Public  worship,  including  reading  the  Scriptures 
Worship.  and  prayer,  shall  be  conducted  by  the  President  or 

some  other  member  of  the  Faculty,  daily  in  the  col- 
lege Chapel ; which  exercise  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Faculty  and 
students  regularly  and  reverently  to  attend.  There  shall  be  divine 


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service  on  the  Lord’s  day  and  on  such  other  days  as  the  Faculty 
may  prescribe  ; and  the  students  shall  be  present  at  every  ap- 
pointed exercise  of  public  worship.  No  excuse  for  absence  from 
Sunday  service  shall  be  accepted  unless,  when  possible,  rendered 
to  a member  of  the  Faculty  previous  to  the  absence. 

EXAMINATIONS  AND  COMMENCEMENT  APPOINTMENTS. 

16.  There  shall  be  examinations  of  all  the  classes  in  all  the 
studies  pursued.  The  final  examinations  of  the  Senior  class  shall 
take  place  at  the  end  of  the  college  year,  under  the  direction  of 
the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Trustees  and  Faculty,  beginning 
one  week  earlier  than  the  exammations  of  the  other  classes,  but 
not  differing  from  them  in  character  or  duration.  The  results  of 
this  examination  of  the  Seniors  shall  be  combined  with  their  pre- 
vious standing  to  determine  the  question  of  their  fitness  for 
graduation,  and  also  their  relative  rank  in  scholarship..  But  the 
degree  may  be  forfeited  by  misconduct  at  any  time  previous  to  the 
close  of  the  Commencement  exercises. 

17.  On  the  1st  of  March  of  each  year  a sufficient  number  of  the 
members  of  the  Senior  class  shall  be  notified  that  they  are  likely  to 
receive  appointments  for  Commencement  ; and  each  of  these  shall 
be  required  to  write  a special  essay  for  that  purpose,  but  the  final 
appointment  shall  depend  on  scholarship  as  determined  by  the  re- 
sults of  the  entire  course  ; while  the  actual  appearance  of  the 
appointees  upon  the  Commencement  stage  shall  depend  on  the 
literary  merit  of  their  essays  in  conjunction  with  their  ability  and 
rank  as  speakers. 

18.  The  names  of  the  students  to  whom  Commencement  parts 
are  given  shall  appear  on  the  Commencement  schedule  as  at  present 
in  the  annual  catalogue,  wliile  only  the  names  of  the  actual  speakers 
shall  be  printed  in  the  programme. 

19.  All  compositions  which  are  to  be  publicly  exhibited, 


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whether  at  Commencement  or  other  times,  shall  be  approved  by 
the  Professor  of  Rhetoric  ; and  any  student  who  shall  exhibit 
a piece  or  part  of  a piece  not  thus  approved,  may  be  punished 
by  admonition,  suspension,  expulsion,  or  by  the  loss  of  the  degree, 
at  the  discretion  of  the  Faculty. 

20.  Five  members  of  the  Sophomore  and  five  of  the 
Exhibitors.  Junior  class,  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Faculty,  or  in 

such  a manner  as  the  Faculty  may  determine,  to  exhibit 
original  pieces  by  declamation  the  evening  preceding  Commence- 
ment. A testimonial  shall  be  awarded  to  the  best  performance  in 
each  class,  as  indicated  by  a committee  of  three  persons  designated 
by  the  Professor  of  Rhetoric. 

21.  All  exhibitions  and  public  exercises  of  any  society  in  Col- 
lege, either  stated  or  occasional,  and  all  anniversary  celebrations 
and  occasional  exercises  shall  be  under  the  entire  control  of  the 
Faculty  ; the  orator  to  be  invited  from  abroad,  and  the  conditions 
under  which  he  is  invited,  shall  be  subject  to  their  approval  ; and 
no  student  shall  be  concerned  in  any  of  these  celebrations  but 
by  their  permission.  No  instrumental  or  vocal  music  shall  be  em- 
ployed for  Commencement  Day,  or  the  evening  previous,  without 
the  consent  of  the  Faculty. 

22.  No  academical  degree  shall  be  conferred  but  by 
Degrees.  vote  of  the  Corporation.  No  student  shall  receive  the 

first  degree  unless  he  has  passed  the  regular  examina- 
tions, except  in  extraordinary  cases  ; unless  he  has  presented  to 
the  treasurer  a certificate  from  the  librarian  that  he  has  returned 
all  books  belonging  to  the  library  ; and  unless  he  has  paid  all  his 
college  dues,  or  secured  them  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Treasurer. 
Every  Bachelor  of  Arts,  of  thi’ee  years’  standing,  sustaining  a good 
reputation,  shall  be  entitled  to  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts 
by  seasonable  application  to  the  Treasurer.  Every  candidate  for 
either  degree  shall  previously  pay  the  Treasurer  five  dollars. 
But  all  honorary  degrees  shall  be  free  of  charge. 


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OF  DEPORTMENT  AND  DISCIPLINE. 

23.  It  is  expected  by  the  authorities  of  the  College  that  the 
students  will  conduct  themselves  as  gentlemen  under  the  influence 
of  moral  and  religious  motives  and  devote  themselves  faithfully  to 
the  duties  assigned  them.  They  are  enjoined  to  treat  one  another 
with  consideration  and  respect,  refraining  from  all  interference 
with  the  personal  liberty  of  others  ; to  show  to  every  member  of 
the  Faculty  that  respectful  deference  which  is  due  to  the  relation 
subsisting  between  them  ; to  keep  the  Lord’s  day  in  the  manner 
and  spirit  befitting  the  day  ; to  abstain  from  all  improprieties  in 
the  chapel,  at  recitations,  lectures,  and  other  exercises,  from 
all  rude  or  noisy  behavior  in  or  about  the  college  buildings 
or  elsewhere,  from  playing  ball  in  any  manner  in  or  about  the  col- 
lege buildings  or  on  grounds  not  provided  for  the  purpose,  or 
indulging  in  any  sport  liable  to  injure  the  property  of  the  College, 
from  smoking  in  any  public  room  or  near  the  entrance  to  it, 
and  from  singing  or  playing  upon  musical  instruments  in  study 
hours  or  after  ten  o’clock  at  night. 

24.  All  disorderly  and  irregular  assemblages  or  pro- 
Assembiages.  cossious  of  studouts,  of  whatsoever  nature,  and  all 

kinds  of  disturbance  by  night  tending  to  break  the 
quiet  of  the  College  or  of  the  town,  are  expressly  forbidden, 
and  will  be  punished  as  the  case  may  require. 

25.  Whenever  the  laws  do  not  fix  the  penalty  of  any 
Penalties.  offonso,  it  sliall  be  determined  by  vote  of  the  Faculty  ; 

but  admonition  in  private  or  before  the  class,  and 
fines  in  certain  cases,  may  be  applied  by  any  member  of  the 
Faculty,  as  he  shall  judge  necessary.  Any  combination  to  resist  the 
authority  of  the  Faculty  will  be  treated  as  a serious  offense. 

26.  Every  student  shall  repair  to  his  room  whenever 
directed  to  do  so,  and  shall  appear  personally  before 
the  President,  or  any  officer  of  the  College  when 


Obedience. 


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required.  Disobedience  to  any  lawful  command  will  be  deemed  a 
high  offense  against  the  order  of  college,  and  may  be  punished,  at 
the  discretion  of  the  Faculty,  by  any  college  penalty,  even  to  ex- 
pulsion. 

27.  If  any  student  be  found  guilty  of  a crime  for  which  an  in- 
famous punishment  may  be  inflicted  by  the  laws  of  the  State  ; or 
shall  designedly  injure,  or  attempt  to  injure,  any  member  of 
the  Faculty  in  * his  person,  property  or  premises,  he  shall  be 
expelled. 

If  any  student  be  guilty  of  any  injury  to  the  buildings  or 
other  property  of  the  College,  to  the  person,  property,  or  premises  of 
a fellow  student,  or  of  any  person  in  the  town,  he  shall  make  satis- 
faction according  to  the  nature  of  the  offense  or  injury,  and 
be  subject  to  such  punishment  as  the  case  may  require. 

28.  If  any  student  be  habitually  indolent  or  neglectful  of 
his  studies,  or  be  guilty  of  any  immorality,  or  be  inattentive 
to  the  regulations  of  the  College  and  the  requirements  of  the  Fac- 
ulty, he  shall,  under  their  direction,  be  admonished,  and,  if  neces- 
sary, suspended;  and,  if  he  continue  unreformed,  his  connection 
with  the  College  shall  cease,  but  a student  may  be  removed  from 
college  without  previous  suspension  or  warning,  if  the  best  interests 
of  the  college,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Faculty,  so  require. 

29.  The  attendance  of  every  student  is  required  from 
, the  first  college  exercise  of  the  term  until  the  last. 

Irregularities,  excuse  for  abseuce  at  the  beginning  of  any  term 
will  be  favorably  considered  by  the  Faculty  unless  ac- 
companied by  a written  statement  of  the  cause  of  the  absence  from 
the  student’s  parent  or  guardian.  No  student  shall  be  absent 
from  College  in  term-time,  without  leave  of  the  President  or  some 
other  member  of  the  Faculty.  If  a student’s  unexcused  absences 
from  college  prayers  exceed  ten  in  any  one  term,  he  shall  be 
admonished,  or  otherwise  dealt  with,  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Faculty. 


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30.  Any  student  who  is  charged  with  an  offense,  or 
Statement.  has  beoii  censurod  or  punished,  shall  be  permitted  to 

make,  in  a respectful  manner,  any  representation 
of  his  case  to  the  Faculty  that  he  may  deem  necessary  to  the  right 
understanding  of  it  ; but  no  joint  representation  or  action  on 
such  a matter  shall  be  allowed. 

31.  No  class-meeting  shall  be  held  at  any  time  without 
Class  Meetings,  the  couseut  of  the  officer  of  the  class^  to  whom  the 

objects  of  the  meeting  must  be  fully  stated  by  the  stu- 
dent who  makes  the  request,  and  he  will  be  held  responsible  if 
any  subjects  are  introduced  at  the  meeting  other  than  those  for 
which  it  was  authorized.  The  announcement  at  any  recitation  or 
other  college  exercise  of  a class-meeting  can  be  made  only  by  an 
officer  of  the  College.  No  college  meeting  shall  be  held  at  any  time 
without  the  consent  of  the  President.  No  class  or  college  meet- 
ing can  be  continued  by  adjournment. 

32.  The  hours  between  prayers  in  the  morning  and 
Study  Hours.  twolve  o’clock,  uoon,  between  two  o’clock  and  prayers 

in  the  afternoon,  and,  except  in  the  Summer  term, 
between  seven  and  nine  o’clock  in  the  evening,  shall  be  considered 
study  hours. 

33.  No  student  shall  have  any  gunpowder  or  fire-arms 
Fire-arms.  in  his  room,  or  in  any  building  or  other  place  on  col- 
lege grounds  ; nor  shall  he  at  any  time  use  gunpowder 

or  fire-arms  within  half  a mile  of  the  college  grounds. 

34.  The  Faculty  are  authorized  to  make  additional  rules  con- 
cerning the  deportment  and  discipline  of  students,  not  inconsistent 
with  these  laws;  and  to  exercise  discretionary  authority  to  punish 
offenses  for  which  no  statute  is  particularly  provided. 

OF  TERM  BILLS  AND  PARIETAL  REGULATIONS. 

35.  Each  student  shall  be  charged  by  the  Treasurer  in 
Term  Bills.  the  bills  of  each  term  the  following  sums,  viz  : — for 

tuition,  $30  ; for  room  rent,  $5  to  $20  ; for  ordinary 


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repairs  and  for  keeping  the  monitor’s  bills,  ringing  the  bell,  sweep- 
ing and  warming  the  recitation  rooms,  and  similar  charges,  each 
student’s  proportional  part  ; and  for  the  use  of  the  Library  as 
directed  in  Section  Fifty-one. 

36.  All  glass  broken  by  students,  all  damages  done  by  them  to 
the  college  edifices  or  any  other  property  of  the  Corporation, 
and  all  fines  imposed  by  the  Faculty,  shall  be  charged  in  the  Term 
Bills. 

37.  No  student  shall  be  dismissed  until  he  presents  to  the 
President  the  certificates  of  the  Treasurer  and  Librarian  that  he 
has  settled  his  Term  Bill  and  his  Library  account. 

38.  Each  successful  candidate  for  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts 
shall  be  charged,  in  the  July  Term  Bill  of  his  Senior  year,  one  dollar 
towards  defraying  the  expense  of  printing  the  General  Catalogue. 

39.  At  the  close  of  each  term  a Term  Bill  shall  be  prepared  by 
the  Treasurer  for  each  student  and  forwarded  to  the  parent,  guar- 
dian or  patron  of  the  student  by  mail. 

If  any  student’s  bill  shall  remain  unpaid  fifteen  days  from 
the  close  of  the  vacation  next  after  the  term  for  which  they 
are  made,  and  not  secured  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Treasurer, 
he  shall  be  suspended,  or  his  connection  with  college  be  dissolved, 
at  the  discretion  of  the  Faculty. 

40.  The  income  of  the  Funds  of  the  Institution  given  for 
the  aid  of  indigent  young  men  of  merit,  shall  be  distributed 
and  applied  toward  the  payment  of  the  Term  Bills.  No  aid  from 
these  funds  will  be  granted  to  young  men  who  are  negligent  in 
their  duties  or  are  known  to  indulge  in  any  expensive  habit. 

41.  The  students,  except  such  as  may  be  exempted  for 
Rooms.  satisfactory  reasons,  shall  occupy  the  rooms  in  Col- 

lege ; in  the  selection  of  which  they  shall  conform 
to  the  regulations  of  the  Faculty.  If  any  rooms  in  the  College 
shall  remain  unoccupied,  the  rent  of  them  may  be  assessed  upon 
those  students  who  room  out  of  College.  If  any  student  refuse  to 


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occupy  the  room  assigned  to  him,  or  change  his  room  without  per- 
mission, he  may  be  fined,  or  otherwise  punished,  at  the  discretion 
of  the  Faculty. 

42.  Damages  to  rooms  occupied  by  students  shall 
Damages.  be  charged  to  the  occupants,  unless  it  appear  that  they 
were  done  by  others,  in  which  case  immediate  notice 
must  be  given  to  the  proper  College  officer. 

43.  No  student  may  make,  or  cause  to  be  made,  any  fixture, 
improvement,  repair  or  alteration  in  his  room,  except  under  tlie 
direction  of  the  proper  officers,  and  anything  done  in  violation  of 
this  rule  shall  be  accounted  damage  and  treated  accordingly. 

44.  Every  student,  upon  going  out  of  town  and  leaving  his 
room  without  an  occupant,  shall  deliver  his  key  to  the  person 
appointed  by  the  Faculty  to  receive  it,  on  penalty  of  one  dollar. 
And  no  student  can  be  permitted  to  occupy  his  room  in  va- 
cation, unless  by  special  permission. 

45.  The  Faculty  shall  assign  to  one  of  their  number  special 
charge  and  supervision  over  the  dormitories  and  other  College 
buildings  as  may  be  necessary.  And  each  officer  of  a class  shall 
have  special  charge  over  the  recitation  room,  and  over  that  part  of 
the  chapel  occupied  by  his  class,  and  shall,  by  frequent  inspec- 
tion and  otherwise,  protect  the  college  property  thus  under  his 
care,  from  defacement  and  damage. 

46.  All  students  rooming  out  of  College  are  subject  to  the  same 
rules  and  regulations  as  those  who  room  in  College. 

OF  THE  LIBRARY. 

47.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Librarian  to  keej^  faith- 
Librarian.  ful  custody  of  the  Library  building  and  books  ; to 
expend  judiciously  all  moneys  designated  for  the 
preservation  and  increase  of  books,  under  the  direction  of  the 
Library  Committee  of  the  Faculty,  and  to  endeavor  in  all  ways  to 


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make  the  Library  as  useful  as  possible  to  the  Faculty  and  the 
students.  For  these  services  he  shall  receive  a suitable  com- 
pensation. In  case  of  his  death  or  resignation,  a Librarian  'pro 
tempore  shall  be  appointed  by  the  President. 

48.  The  Librarian  shall  in  term  time  open  the  Library  for  con- 
sultation and  study  on  the  part  of  the  Faculty  and  students, 
during  at  least  four  hours  each  day,  at  times  best  suited  to 
the  convenience  of  the  College.  No  book  shall  be  taken  from  the 
Library  or  returned  without  the  knowledge  of  the  Librarian  or  his 
assistants,  nor  shall  any  person  be  permitted  to  go  into  the  Library, 
in  the  absence  of  the  Librarian  or  his  assistants,  except  memhers  o^ 
the  Corporation  and  the  Faculty. 

49.  The  Librarian  is  authorized  to  restrict  the  use  of  such 
valuable  books  and  plates  as,  in  his  Judgment,  would  be  liable 
to  suffer  injury  under  the  ordinary  rules. 

50.  No  student  shall  have  more  than  three  books  from  the 
Library  at  a time  ; and  the  Librarian  is  authorized  to  make  rules, 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  President,  concerning  the  time 
during  which  books  may  be  kept  ; concerning  the  penalties  for  the 
detention,  defacement  and  loss  of  books,  and  for  other  violations  of 
Library  regulations  ; and  concerning  the  class  of  persons,  other 
than  college  officers  and  students,  who  may  share  the  privileges  of 
the  Library. 

51.  Each  student  shall  pay  four  dollars  a year  for  the  use  of  the 
Library ; which,  together  with  all  damages  assessed,  and  fines 
charged  by  the  Librarian,  shall  be  entered  in  the  Term  Bills  under 
the  head  of  ‘^the  Library.” 

52.  In  the  month  of  June,  annually,  the  books  shall  be 
Visitation.  Carefully  inspected  to  ascertain  their  presence  in  the 
Library  and  their  condition.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  President  and  the  Secretary  of  the  Trustees  to  visit  and  inspect 
the  Library,  to  see  in  what  state  it  is,  and  whether  the  Librarian 
has  faithfully  performed  his  duty.  There  shall  be  the  same  visita- 


tion  and  inspection  of  the  Library  by  the  President  and  Secretary 
previous  to  the  resignation  of  the  Librarian,  should  it  take  place  at 
any  other  time  of  the  year. 

53.  If  any  damage  comes  to  the  Library  by  the  neglect  of  the 
Jjibrarian  or  his  failure  to  observe  the  laws  of  the  Library,  it  shall 
be  made  good  out  of  his  salary  or  otherwise. 

OF  THE  CALENDAR. 

54.  Commencement  shall  be  on  the  first  Wednesday  of 

Commencement.  July,  annually. 

55.  The  college  year  shall  consist  of  three  terms ; 
Calendar.  which,  together  with  the  vacations,  shall  be  arranged 

as  follows  : — There  shall  be  a vacation  of  nine  weeks 
from  Commencement.  The  first  term  shall  continue  from  the  end 
of  the  summer  vacation  till  the  third  Tuesday  of  December.  There 
shall  be  a vacation  of  three  weeks  from  the  Thursday  following  the 
last  mentioned  day  ; then  the  second  term  shall  begin  and  continue 
twelve  weeks  and  be  followed  by  a vacation  of  two  weeks,  but 
the  Faculty  may  vary  the  length  of  this  term  and  vacation  when 
special  reasons  make  it  necessary.  The  third  term  shall  continue 
from  the  end  of  the  Spring  vacation  till  Commencement. 


